What Happened at the Battle of Tofrek Sudan 1885?

[@harryshriver6223]

I will have to say I did not know that, it seems to me there are an overwhelming number of battles which have been relegated to the forgotten corners of history. An excellent job of bringing to light the valor of the British Empire and her allies, kudos to you, amigo. Essayons to my brother engineers! Huuah!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for watching. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@dennismoloney6250]

Great video Sir, when I served in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment (Berkshire & Wiltshire) we commemorated the Berkshires being awarded the title Royal, the only time this was awarded for service on the battlefield at Tofrek by holding a sports day. This was providing we were not on operational duty, happy days.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for sharing. I forgot to include that bit about the Royal title being added after Tofrek.

[@fredazcarate4818]

Sir your lecture on the subject was far more exciting than reading an Agatha Christie novel . Kudos! 💯👌👊👍

[@TheHistoryChap]

Blimey! Better than Agatha Christie. I am honoured 😁

[@kiwifruit27]

Fascinating, this New Zealander living in my adopted country of Australia was thrilled to hear mention of both of my countries

[@TheHistoryChap]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@cherrycarter8442]

Thanks for remembering your Aussie subscribers Chris, I did notice one time near the parliament buildings in Melbourne, a statue of Gordon, I wondered, why him ? Your story gives a clue why Aussies went to Sudan. Keep 'em coming !

[@TheHistoryChap]

Glad you enjoyed. Planning to do some Ww1 stories involving ANZAC troops this year.

[@TheMDJ2000]

And this explains why there is a Sir Garnet Road in Melbourne (in the suburb of Surrey Hills), where I lived for a year or so.

[@emho5135]

One thing I've learned from years of watching Steve Irwin is that you can always get Australians to cheerfully volunteer for insanely dangerous ventures.

[@margaretkairu7418]

As always,you did not disappoint.Great work,Chris Green.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for your kind words and continuing support.

[@stigg333]

Great start to 2023 with a really interesting and enjoyable history video and the Australian input was a big surprise, thank you and keep well.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Happy New Year. Lots of exciting stories to come including the Indian(Sepoy) mutiny.

[@paulwaite2219]

Living in Sydney Australia all I can say is « I never knew that ». .The Boer war is well known with my wife’s grandfather being in the 1st NSW Mounted Rifles. Really enjoy you stories.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching.

[@erajasagranchetty9687]

❤

[@michaeldean1289]

Fantastic piece of work as usual, thanks for sharing your great historical episode ❤ Perth Australia

[@TheHistoryChap]

Greetings to Perth.

[@admiraltiberius1989]

Always love to see a notification that you've uploaded a new video. Love your work and thank you for doing what you do. You've got one of the best voices on KZbin.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Very kind of you. Thanks for your support.

[@jboydayz]

Nice to see a sort of prequel to your other video on the battle of omdurman (or however you spell it)

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks. I have done several others relating to the british involvement in Sudan in the 1880's.

[@BHam336]

Fully involved with your videos as of recent (think I may have seen them all, by now). Thank you for covering the period I’m most interested in. Quite the era, the great, the bad & the indifferent

[@TheHistoryChap]

Glad you are enjoying them. Thanks for watching

[@simplyphil.photography164]

another great history lesson, well put and very informative, thank you Chris

[@TheHistoryChap]

You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@gerardhogan3]

Chris within Defence establishments across Australia we have many references to Sudan/Suakin. Recently a privates uniform worn in the Suakin campaign was located in Goulburn, New South Wales and I understand it is now in the National collection at the War Memorial cheers Gerard

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for sharing

[@Unmasking_Viandalisme]

Excellent, as always!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thank you, much appreciated.

[@jackgreenfitness3640]

Another great video! Great video to start the year

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks. Plenty more coming your wsy

[@lindaplatts7064]

As always a really enthusiastic piece of historical presentation told by yourself , I always look forward to your videos , thank you 👍

[@TheHistoryChap]

Very kind words, thank you.

[@hernandocanardo4346]

Excellent as always, I shall wait eagerly for the next battle!!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@nathanappleby5342]

Happy New Year Chris and Welcome Back! As for the Plan B which Gladstone carried out after Gordon's death, he deserves points for trying, but it clearly wasn't enough. Not exactly related to this video but, as for the Martini Henry, I prefer the Indian used Snider Enfield over it as it is more effective. Pathetically enough, the Martimi Henry fires a .45 caliber bullet in a metallic cartridge at an effective range of 400 yards. The older British muzzle loading Whitworth and French breech loading Chassepot rifles fired about the same caliber bullets in a paper cartridge at effectively longer ranges. As for the British building a rail line for supplies for the campaign, Kitchener did the exact same thing for his Omdurman campaign 13 years later and did it effectively with a railroad construction company from Canada. As an engineer, he really knew what he was doing. Looking forward to the Battle of Gennis video!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Nathan, thanks for your in-depth comment. I might do a video about Kitchener’s railway. An incredible feat of engineering.

[@Graham-ce2yk]

@@TheHistoryChap Look forward to the video on Kitchener's railway, you might also want to look into the Magdala campaign, in which the British built a railway in Ethiopia to support the campaign against the Emperor Theodore and then removed the entire thing at campaign's conclusion. To conclude, do you know if any documentation survives concerning the railway this abortive campaign was intended to support?

[@grzzz2287]

Thanks for another super history class Chris. Always look forward to your work!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for your support

[@c.morees9698]

Great adventure stories, as allways.....well done!!!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jc_guderian6088]

Superb presentation Thanks for posting

[@TheHistoryChap]

My pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@pedrocrue9458]

Hi, my name is Pedro and I love your channel! The information is always very detailed as well as unpublished, I have been a lover of the History of your country since I was very young, as well as the uniforms, well more than anything I wanted to congratulate you, I send you a very big greeting from Temperley - Argentina

[@TheHistoryChap]

Hi Pedro, thank for getting in touch. I hope you are still basking in Argentina’s World Cup glory.

[@comentedonakeyboard]

15:53 i never knew that

[@TheHistoryChap]

I'm glad you found it interesting. A small part of Australian history.

[@andrewsteele7663]

Thanks Chris, another cracking story. Looking forward to your next video, Cheers

[@TheHistoryChap]

Many thanks for watching

[@andrewsteele7663]

@@TheHistoryChap Thanks Chris, I seem to be playing catchup again as I was away from the office. Cheers

[@JHamList]

been really enjoying all your videos on the mahdist war, kudos

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thank you. Got some more in the pipeline (such as Fashoda Incident) so please subscribe to my channel so you don't miss them.

[@Pfsif]

Your passion is infectious.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Glad you are enjoying.

[@talpark8796]

another tale, grandly told. tyvm Chris

[@TheHistoryChap]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@simonkevnorris]

Thanks for yet another interesting video. It does prompt me to Google search for related stories.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Can you imagine how many rabbit holes I disappear down during my research? 😂

[@simonkevnorris]

@@TheHistoryChap I guess that is part of the fun with history!

[@11buster1000]

Awesome work mate, hope you had a good break.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Indeed I did. Raring to produce lots more videos in 2023

[@jasonparr4275]

Super stuff as usual. Cheers from Qld, Australia!!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Glad you enjoyed my video

[@Ewen6177]

As normal great content, as we all have become to expect. Cheers Chris have a great weekend, from the Northeast of Scotland.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Many thanks. Greetings from Cheshire. Recently did a DNA search with Ancestry. Seems I have a strong tie to NE Scotland. I like to think I'm descended from MacBeth but probably just a humble crofter!

[@Ewen6177]

@@TheHistoryChap Well Chris come up some time and I'll give you a Proper Whisky tour. And maybe even some warehouses and sites where, visitors aren't normally welcome. I work for Chivas Brothers. Plus the numerous battlefields around here.

[@sirfox950]

Really interesting story regarding the Australians. Very nice video and happy new year

[@Lassisvulgaris]

Not Austrians, but Australians.....

[@TheHistoryChap]

Happy New Year to you too.

[@sirfox950]

@@Lassisvulgaris oops, thank you xd

[@Lassisvulgaris]

No problem. Would be interesting to know more about Austria in this periode, though....

[@jamesbishop4635]

Fantastic work again Chris. Thanks ever so much.

[@TheHistoryChap]

It’s my pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@georgeamanor-boadu6771]

Thank you for yet another excellent presentation. Hadn't heard about this battle until now. Still hoping to watch something about Sir Garnet Wolsey and the Ashanti campaign.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Wolseley coming soon. Think I will do a bio of the man and then dive into separate videos about the Ashanti War and the Red River expedition.

[@rodeastell3615]

Excellent as always. Cannot wait till next one. Well done and thank you.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thank you for your support

[@jayhellyer5406]

Good video, I think you'll find the first Australian foreign adventure was the Maori Wars, I know that Victoria sent a force including Naval and NSW might have as well.

[@markpullar3993]

Yes it's true ,men we're recruited from Melbourne to serve in New Zealand .although many were probably not born in Australia. So not sure if they were considered Australian troops as the idea of being "Australian " had not formed in the 1860s, but yea men came over from Australia and served in the new Zealand wars

[@TheHistoryChap]

Any casualties?

[@markpullar3993]

@@TheHistoryChap not sure of causalites but about 2500 men came over to nz although they served British regiments but not sure of causalites. There's s book called" Australians at war in New zealand" .I may have to find again it's interesting

[@markpullar3993]

Oh and thanks for all ur hard work Chris

[@AlRedsoxFan]

Bravo well done 🙂

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thank you for watching.

[@jimbob-sb9om]

Just discovered your channel, thrilling stuff keep it up ❤

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for your support

[@jimbob-sb9om]

@The History Chap thanks for the great content ❤️

[@Phaust13]

As always, a very interesting video. One very minor correction. At the time of the Battle of Tofrek (1885), the Berkshire Regiment - or, in full, the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment) - did not yet have the ‘Royal’ prefix. Queen Victoria, after reading about the action at Tofrek, granted the Regiment its Royal status in October 1885. An interesting side note is that the Berkshire Regiment was so impressed by the fighting prowess of the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs that it led to an association between the regiments. For years to come, on the anniversary of the battle, the Royal Berks and 15th Ludhiana Sikhs would exchange telegrams. Keep up the great work!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for sharing.

[@shaungillingham4689]

Great story,colourful characters, magnificent mustaches! I noticed you got the Bideford correctly pronounced as bidyford, well done . I like the way we built these little forts very much like Roman army tactics way back in the past, tactical,tried & proven. What a rapid advance in weapons, from single shot muskets at Waterloo in 1815 to machine guns in the 1880s,I suppose the legacy of the industrial revolution, steam power & plentiful cheap energy in coal, I can't help but feel there's a lesson for us there in the modern day with the many challenges that we face today! We've had some good stories of South & gold Coast Africa, how did we get involved in Kenya? We must have fought someone but I've never heard a word of east African campaigns. Surely we had to fight someone for that?

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Hadn’t thought about doing anything specifically about Kenya…

[@zoegreen7097]

Another interesting video. Thank you!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Wait for my next one about Jimmy Durham!

[@stevebass-rees4750]

Gordon was well thought of in Australia. In Melbourne there is a substantial bronze statue is in the gardens at the end of Collins street Spring street end near the State Parliament House.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for sharing.

[@jesusisherelookbusy]

Thanks for another great video. Happy new year Chris!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks mate. Loads more planned for 2023z

[@paultanker5606]

G'Day, Chris I was surprised to see the Aussies in Sudan,but not as surprised as I was to find Aussies fought on both Sides in the ACW!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for taking the time to add your comment

[@johnpaul3099]

Excellent quality 👌

[@TheHistoryChap]

Many thanks.

[@larrygiesbrecht3428]

12:42 the Dervishers were gathering to the south and east (not west) according to the arrows

[@TheHistoryChap]

They swung round the camp for their attack.

[@thesmallerhalf1968]

Much enjoyed. A point on something you mentioned. The term ‘Maori Wars’ has been largely replaced in NZ by The New Zealand Wars, primarily because it is a more accurate and encompassing description. Curiously it was also the name used in the 1860’s before being largely discarded, possibly because calling the wars ‘Maori’ conveniently evaded the fundamental cause of the conflicts. Worth a video or two.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Many thanks for sharing.

[@vincentlavery2568]

Thank you!!

[@TheHistoryChap]

My pleasure

[@premikyam2726]

Further to the Australian connection : check out the various street names in the Sydney suburbs of North Ryde and Pymble... the names are a catalog of British Imperial ambitions... Khartoum, Talavera, Suakin, Waterloo etc

[@TheHistoryChap]

Interesting

[@peterstadlmaier3107]

Can`t wait for the follow-up

[@TheHistoryChap]

Coming early next week.

[@RickDeckard6531]

👍 Great breakfast-time viewing.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Glad you enjoyed (hope breakfast was good too!)

[@outpostraven]

Love these stories

[@TheHistoryChap]

Plenty more coming up

[@benjamin112]

Thanks keep it coming :)

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for your support

[@Dav1Gv]

As one who has had a long interest military history I can only admire the the Australian Army's record in many wars. However, bearing in mind Australia's superb PR teams, I'm a bit surprised that we haven't heard how Australia won the war in Sudan just as the were the only people at Gallipoli (they were in the minority) and now the held Tobruk (my father's Division took over at 'half time) so I do feel a bit strongly about this public image. Very interesting video, as a very junior and completely undistinguished TA officer I served with the Royal Berkshire Regiment so it was nice to hear about Tofrek again.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@davidcossins1094]

Viewers of these excellent videos might wish to know that the Berkshire Regiment was awarded the title 'Royal Berkshire Regiment ' for its conduct at McNeill's Zareba. Also the battle honour 'Tofrek' was subsequently carried on the Regimental Colour. In addition, one of the barrack blocks at Brock Barracks in Reading is named after that battle.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for sharing. I mentioned that in the following video but not this one.

[@davidcossins1094]

Hello, Chris. I forgot to mention in my comment that the battle honour 'Tofrek' is unique to the Royal Berkshire Regiment. I had the honour to wear the China Dragon cap badge with its Brandywine flash when I was a member of the Army Cadet Force 1959 - 1965.

[@paulwilson7234]

An excellent channel.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thank you kindly!

[@robertbray8590]

would have though in one of the New Zealand wars, was the first Aussie field a force?

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for taking the time to comment

[@mattdenham8057]

Thanks for remembering your Aussie subscribers

[@TheHistoryChap]

It's good to recognise my Aussie subscribers. Happy New Year!

[@tishomingo4524]

outstanding.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it

[@dididave1000]

Happy new year to you and yours ☺

[@TheHistoryChap]

Very kind of you. And Happy New Year to you too

[@jonmeek3879]

Great content

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thank you.

[@jessebartlett2325]

General mcneills zeriba sounds like he had an amazing and interesting career, could you do a video on him please? Would love to learn more about him :)

[@TheHistoryChap]

Great suggestion. I will add to my list. Please subscribe to my channel so you don't miss it.

[@jessebartlett2325]

@The History Chap many thanks, it's great watching your videos, I'm always learning something new ;)

[@AlRedsoxFan]

Happy Friday 🙂

[@TheHistoryChap]

Wishing you a great weekend too!

[@AlRedsoxFan]

@@TheHistoryChap 🙂

[@petardragicevic1486]

Do you plan to make a video on the lions of tsavo?

[@TheHistoryChap]

Not on my list but will add. Thanks for the suggestion

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent video 📹 Excellent history 19:40 THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA 🌍 The British 🇬🇧 left the shores of Sudan. They mourned Gordon but there was little payback in the dust of Sudan. But they had to come back. France 🇫🇷 was taking great swathes of Africa 🌍. Suddenly the British position from North to South was being cut off. The British had to intervene to stop the French. The Mahdi was just a minor obstacle in Empire building.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for sharing. Kitchener’s invasion had as much to do with thwarting French ambitions as it was to do with avenging Gordon.

[@abufatimagebreel3280]

The Sudanese are very peaceful people but at the same time very fearless people in battles

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for sharing.

[@perrydowd9285]

I knew Australia had sent a component to The Sudan but I never knew their role. Whether by luck or design these troops would have been perfect for the job of guarding the construction simply because hot and dry is what we do. The Bengali's would find the lower humidity a pleasant change but they were recovering from a major engagement while Australian troops were fresh. I'd be very interested to see a comparison of disease morbidity between all the units in real time. The timelines would be fascinating.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Perry, I'm glad that you found it interesting. Wishing you a great weekend.

[@perrydowd9285]

@@TheHistoryChap You too Chris. Thanks for all the great work.

[@crayzmarc]

Aha just found the new one glad you're ok!

[@TheHistoryChap]

All good here. Glad you found this one and here is one I have released just minutes ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4iVk2CDgduYoZY

[@stephenbesley3177]

This campaign is great for figure painters. A British army at the cusp of change from red coats to field khaki via the grey. I knew about the Aussie contingent and the Indians who never get enough recognition for their service. As for machine guns.... yes. I hope those guys got supplied extra underwear. Those early guns jammed a lot which must have been extra exciting as bands of fuzzies came at you.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Many thanks for taking the time to post your comment.

[@MrBook123456]

good story

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thank you! 🙂

[@MrBook123456]

good one yes l did not know 750 men ?

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thank you for watching.

[@jannarkiewicz633]

Great content... I'm about to drop and add a Petrons... Give me a few days :-)

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for your support.

[@Commissarharry]

Those Madras dudes have awesome hats

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for the observation.

[@AndrewCastlemaine]

Technically, as it was prior to the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia (January 1st, 1901), they were Colony of New South Wales troops. The 6 colonies were very separate back then - even had customs posts at each others borders. They overcame a fair amount of mutual suspicion to finally agree to come together and federate. South Africa would have been where the first Commonwealth of Australia troops saw action

[@TheHistoryChap]

Technically correct, but Suakin is shown as an Australian battle honour.

[@claudebuysse7482]

I was there in 1980 and i't's all ruined...a port very well placed.

[@TheHistoryChap]

After the British victory at Omdurman they developed Port Sudan in preference to Suakin. I believe it is being restored as a historical site.

[@SafavidAfsharid3197]

Anglo-mysore and anglo-maratha wars next. 😍

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for the suggestion. Will add to my list.

[@SafavidAfsharid3197]

@@TheHistoryChap 🙏😍

[@garethbyatt3626]

4/3 RNSWR, my old regiment, has the battle honor Suakin.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

Machine guns and black powder really don't mix well. They only became an effective weapon after smokeless powder, that generate less residue, replaced black powder. Smokeless only came into being in 1886, and wouldn't be wholly adopted until several years later.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thank you for taking the time to comment.

[@janlindtner305]

👍👍👍

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for watching

[@tmurray6812]

See Michael Tyquin "Sudan 1885"

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for your feedback

[@reactivearmour5126]

I find it interesting that the British troops rather than the sepoys were detailed for manual labor in the zariba construction. Was this decision made to avoid offending caste sensibilities?

[@TheHistoryChap]

Good question. Not sure of the answer.

[@rickyb5499]

Thanks Chris 👍 so interesting. I did not know about the Australian military contingent and the history behind these conflicts. On the Political and Military levels. Such an education, much appreciated 👍👍

[@TheHistoryChap]

I’m glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching

[@jasonparr4275]

I must force the point that NSW trrops are not Australian troops. As you well know we did not Federate until 1901. Love your videos buddy. J from Qld!!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for watching the video & for your comment

[@Charles-k9g5y]

Same with Canadian troops.

[@aguadigger]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for watching

[@aguadigger]

😊 Well put together & presented programs ! 👍⭐️

[@garybrockwell2031]

THANKS, Chris🇬🇧👍 Great fact's of our brothers and sisters down there🗣️🤩 Let's hope 2023 won't be all ABOUT DE- NILE🆘💪🇬🇧💯👍🙏😇 CHEERS GOD BLESS🗣️👁️☠️👁️🤔🤫 AS ALWAYS THANKS FOR REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN 🇬🇧💪🆘🙏👍💯

[@TheHistoryChap]

Great post. Thanks for your support

[@mauriceclark4870]

Watching. These vids I've come to. The. Conclusion. The. British. Soldiers have died in nearly every country in the. World. !!!? When you see the size of. UK. It's amazing. Compared. Other. Counters. !!!!

[@captainsensiblejr.]

The Indians have always had magnificent soldiers.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Indeed they did and I will tell some of their stories in the future.

[@bullettube9863]

Well once again I've learned something new! This period of world history is lacking in my education, since in America we tend to think of these wars as the reason so many Europeans left Europe and therefore are not important. Colonialism was something America had no use for until Teddy Roosevelt became president. Roosevelt was a keen observer of world politics and realized America would have to become more active in world affairs if it wanted to be taken more seriously in Europe. Hence the Spanish-American war resulted in an American victory and the acquisition of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines as US territories. Which of course led to war on Luzon against Philippine natives. Ah, colonialism, what a way to run an empire!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for sharing your take on US history. Roosevelt famously went on safari through east Africa (including Sudan) at the beginning of the 20th century

[@fortunatusnine2012]

💪🇬🇧

[@TheHistoryChap]

Glad you enjoyed

[@waynenash6008]

My grandfather ran away from home and lied about his age to join the 2nd batt, royal Berkshires, became a CSM,,

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for watching my video.

[@peregrinemccauley5010]

So the Australian Army's first overseas war engagement was in 1885 . Fair dinks .

[@TheHistoryChap]

There you go 😊

[@formwiz7096]

Interesting how the shrinkage of British forces isn't confined to the British Army. Sad all those grand units really get lost to history.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for taking the time to make that point

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

General Graham Expedition Two Suakin Boogaloo.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Ok.

[@tomtaylor6163]

The Mahdists were much scarier than the Zulus. Plus they had rifles, horses and other stuff the Zulus never had

[@TheHistoryChap]

Plus artillery

[@michaelcampin1464]

Is that where Chicken Madras comes from???

[@TheHistoryChap]

Probably.

[@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel7204]

Australian redcoats .. awesome.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Scary men! 😀

[@BlackMaria61]

"they don't like it up 'em!!"

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for watching my video.

[@LonelyRanger902]

Pretty much everything the British did concerning General Gordon was a debacle

[@TheHistoryChap]

Including sending him to Khartoum in the first place

[@nehemiahmathews8683]

How could he be an Anti-Imperialist when he was like in charge of imperialism itself

[@TheHistoryChap]

Like a lot of politicians, he ended up taking actions that were contrary to his gut instinct. Don't forget that he was very keen on Irish Home Rule.